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Show Honors Program Section Message from the Director Martha Bradley What distinguishes most an education at a Research I University is the on-going production of new knowledge. What this lends to both classrooms and even the most casual conversations on the lawn in front of the Union building is a freshmen an awareness of what is important and new. Research is what invigorates teach-ing, scholarly production, and the contribution we might make to the academic community. Research brings students them into collaboration with faculty and in-troduces them to processes, ways of knowing, and interpretation and invites them to apply what they have learned in the classroom. The Honors Program believes that every student should have a meaningful experi-ence in research and that excellence in research and writing ought to celebrated This is why we are joining this year with the Undergraduate Research Opportuni-ties Program for the first annual Research Symposium. This day recognizes our commitment to research, our belief in the immense benefit it provides for students, and our involvement in the larger research agenda of this great university. We are also pleased to feature the Honors students' abstracts in the University of Utah's Undergraduate Research Abstracts Journal. We invite you to join us in celebrating the achievements of Honors students in completing their theses, and in making a contribution to the production of new knowledge at this University. |